PEMBROKE — Cherokee actor and activist Wes Studi, who starred in “Hostiles,” will speak at UNC Pembroke on Nov.19.
Studi’s visit is part of the 2018-2019 Distinguished Speaker Series. The presentation will begin at 7:30 p.m. at Givens Performing Arts Center. Admission is free for UNCP students with valid ID, $5 for faculty and staff, and $10 for the public. Tickets can be bought at uncp.edu/gpactickets or by calling the GPAC Box Office at 910-521-6361.
From small-town Oklahoma native to internationally acclaimed actor and musician, Studi credits his passion and multi-faceted background for his powerful character portrayals that forever changed a Hollywood stereotype.
Studi moved audiences with unforgettable performances in “Dances with Wolves,” “The Last of the Mohicans,” “Geronimo: An American Legend,” “Heat,” “Avatar,” “Being Flynn” and “Hostiles.”
He also stars in “A Dog’s Way Home,” set to be released in January. The film, which features co-stars Bryce Dallas Howard and Ashley Judd, is set to be released in January.
In 2013, he was inducted in to the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum’s Hall of Great Western Performers. Throughout his 30-year career he’s won numerous awards, including several First Americans in the Arts awards and the 2009 Santa Fe Film Festival Lifetime Achievement Award.
